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A week's recipes for £20 a head: breakfasthttp://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/jan/19/budget-recipes-breakfast
You can make good meals on a tight budget, says food blogger Miss South. First up, potato farls and banana pancakes<p>This is a close approximation of a week's worth of meals for me, though here all the dishes serve two, so the ingredients came to roughly &pound;40 from one of the big four supermarkets. Even more careful shopping could bring down the costs still further.</p><p><strong><em>Breakfast</em></strong></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/jan/19/budget-recipes-breakfast">Continue reading...</a>Food & drinkLife and styleFood povertyPovertySocietySat, 19 Jan 2013 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/jan/19/budget-recipes-breakfastKaren Thomas/the Observer Food MonthlyBanana pancakes. Photograph: Karen Thomas for Observer Food MonthlyKaren Thomas/for the Observer Food MonthlyPotato farls. Photograph: Karen Thomas for Observer Food MonthlyKaren Thomas/for the Observer Food MonthlyPotato farls. Photograph: Karen Thomas/for the Observer Food MonthlyMiss South2013-01-19T20:00:00ZA week's recipes for £20 a head: dinner part 2http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/jan/19/budget-dinner-recipe
You can make good meals on a tight budget, says food blogger Miss South. For dinner, pearl barley risotto with beetroot, stuffed cabbage leaves, corn chowder, no churn ice cream and popcorn<p>This is a close approximation of a week's worth of meals for me, though here all the dishes serve two, so the ingredients for breakfast, lunch and dinner came to roughly &pound;40 from one of the big four supermarkets. Even more careful shopping could bring down the costs still further.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/jan/19/budget-dinner-recipe">Continue reading...</a>Food & drinkFood povertyLife and stylePovertySocietySat, 19 Jan 2013 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/jan/19/budget-dinner-recipeKaren Thomas/the Observer Food MonthlyStuffed cabbage leaves prep. Photograph: Karen Thomas for Observer Food MonthlyKaren Thomas/the Observer Food MonthlyCorn chowder. Photograph: Karen Thomas for Observer Food MonthlyKaren Thomas/the Observer Food MonthlyNo churn ice cream Photograph: Karen Thomas for Observer Food MonthlyKaren Thomas/the Observer Food MonthlyPopcorn. Photograph: Karen Thomas for Observer Food MonthlyKaren Thomas/for the Observer Food MonthlyStuffed cabbage leaves. Photograph: Karen Thomas for Observer Food MonthlyKaren Thomas/for the Observer Food MonthlyStuffed cabbage leaves Photograph: Karen Thomas/for the Observer Food MonthlyMiss South2013-01-19T20:00:00Z'You can eat well on a tight budget – but it's not easy'http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/jan/19/eat-well-tight-budget-benefits
Food blogger Miss South knows from experience how hard it is to eat properly if you're on benefits<p>If there's one subject everyone has an opinion on, it's eating on a budget. Not the kind of budget that stretches to supermarket offers of two ready meals for &pound;10, but one that means you're poor. As soon as poverty enters the discussion, it begins to tell us something about society in general and the way we all live. I know this because I am poor.</p><p>Serious ill health that stretches back to my teens means I am currently living on sickness benefits. Previously I've only been able to work part time or in low-paid jobs and I have also been homeless. So the subject of food on a budget is both a passion and a pressing concern for me. It also means I have some expertise on the issue.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/jan/19/eat-well-tight-budget-benefits">Continue reading...</a>Food & drinkFood povertyPovertyLife and styleSocietyConsumer affairsMoneySat, 19 Jan 2013 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/jan/19/eat-well-tight-budget-benefitsKaren Thomas/the Observer Food MonthlyCorn chowder. Photograph: Karen Thomas for Observer Food MonthlyKaren Thomas/the Observer Food MonthlyCorn chowder. Photograph: Karen Thomas/the Observer Food MonthlyMiss South2013-01-19T20:00:00ZA week's recipes for £20 a head: dinnerhttp://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/jan/19/dinner-recipes-budget
You can make good meals on a tight budget, says food blogger Miss South. For dinner, chicken and vegetable cobbler, and rice and peas<p>This is a close approximation of a week's worth of meals for me, though here all the dishes serve two, so the ingredients came to roughly &pound;40 from one of the big four supermarkets. Even more careful shopping could bring down the costs still further.</p><p>I find the easiest way to feed myself well when really economising is to cook a chicken. It will last a week and adds flavour to several meals so you don't have to spend as much on herbs, spices and seasonings.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/jan/19/dinner-recipes-budget">Continue reading...</a>Food & drinkLife and styleFood povertyPovertySocietyChickenSat, 19 Jan 2013 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/jan/19/dinner-recipes-budgetKaren Thomas/for the Observer Food MonthlyRice and peas. Photograph: Karen Thomas for Observer Food MonthlyKaren Thomas/for the Observer Food MonthlyChicken and vegetable cobbler. Photograph: Karen Thomas for Observer Food MonthlyKaren Thomas/for the Observer Food MonthlyChicken and vegetable cobbler Photograph: Karen Thomas/for the Observer Food MonthlyMiss South2013-01-19T20:00:00ZA week's recipes for £20 a head: lunchhttp://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/jan/19/budget-lunch-recipes
Miss South's budget recipes for winter soup and butter bean hummus<p>This is a close approximation of a week's worth of meals for me, though here all the dishes serve two, so the ingredients for breakfast, lunch and dinner came to roughly &pound;40 from one of the big four supermarkets. Even more careful shopping could bring down the costs still further.</p><p>A good breakfast means lunch doesn't need to be so substantial as to make you sleepy afterwards. I tend to be eating at home, but all these dishes could be taken to work especially if you have a microwave. Soup is easy, uses up bits and bobs and if you eat seasonally, you won't get bored of the same thing all the time, but my favourite is pearl barley and vegetable.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/jan/19/budget-lunch-recipes">Continue reading...</a>Food & drinkLife and styleFood povertySocietySat, 19 Jan 2013 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/jan/19/budget-lunch-recipesKaren Thomas/the Observer Food MonthlyWinter vegetable and barley soup. Photograph: Karen Thomas for Observer Food MonthlyKaren Thomas/the Observer Food MonthlyWinter vegetable and barley soup. Photograph: Karen Thomas/the Observer Food MonthlyMiss South2013-01-19T20:00:00Z